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September 3, 2014

Israeli President warns of increasing racism against Arabs in Israel

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday criticised what he described as the increasing wave of racism and violence against Arab Israelis, warning that such acts influence democracy in Israel....

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September 3, 2014

Do you respect Palestinian blood?

Not too long after a valid reconciliation agreement had been reached, factional differences between Fatah and Hamas would quickly resurface as if nothing had happened. It is as if...

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September 3, 2014

Netanyahu will not release more prisoners as goodwill gesture

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that despite Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, also know as Abu-Mazen, offering a strong condemnation of the kidnapping of the three Israeli...

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September 3, 2014

Lecture: The New Despotisms of the 21st Century

Download the text of Prof John Keane’s lecture: “The New Despotisms of the 21st Century: Imagining the end of democracy“. Delivered in May 2014 in London, this was the inaugural...
September 3, 2014

Iran and Iraq to set-up a joint bank

The Iraqi trade attache in Iran Shaker Rawan Al-Daami has declared that the two countries have agreed to establish a joint bank to facilitate financial transactions between them. The...

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September 3, 2014

Kerry asks Netanyahu to quash decision to confiscate Palestinian land

US Secretary of State John Kerry today asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the appropriation of 4,000 dunams of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank due...

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September 3, 2014

Russian sale of S-300 system to Egypt a threat to Israel

Israeli military magazine Israel Defence has reported that Israel is concerned over the possibility of Russia supplying Egypt with the developed anti-aircraft system S-300. According to foreign media reports,...

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September 3, 2014

Algeria’s Bouteflika sacks senior army leaders and aides

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika issued 14 presidential decrees ending the services of several senior army leaders as well as civilian and military advisers, Algeria’s Official Gazettes reported on Monday....

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September 3, 2014

Egypt: Student who was arrested in error jailed for eight months without charge

An Egyptian university student who was randomly arrested nearly eight months ago from her university was given a five year prison sentence and fined 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($13,984) fine...

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September 3, 2014

ICC cannot probe Israeli crimes until Palestine joins

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Tuesday that the court is unable to investigate possible Israeli crimes against Palestinians until Palestine has joined the...

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